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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
hafteyee yek bār āshpazee meekonam.	I cook once a week.	هَفتِه‌ای یِک بار آشپَزی می‌کُنَم.	Habitual Actions
haftom	7th	هَفتُم	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
haft ō neem deegé khaylee zood-é	half past seven is rather early	هَفت و نیم دیگِه خِیلی زودِه	A Separation, Part 1
haftsad	700	هَفتصَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
hagh	right, rights	حَق	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
hagheeghat	truth	حَقیقَت	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
hakeemān	sages, the wise	حَکیمان	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
hakeemān een keshesh-rā eshgh khānand	(and) the wise know this attraction to be love (its very self)	حَکیمان این کِشِش را عِشق خوانَند	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
hāl	condition, present, state	حال	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
hāl	condition, present, state	حال	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 6
hāl	state of being	حال	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
hālā	now	حالا	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
hālā deegé khodetoon meedooneed ké	now then, you know yourself that	حالا دیگِه خودِتون می‌دونید کِه	A Separation, Part 1
hālā maseeram ham door-é	well, my commute is also far	حالا مَسیرَم هَم دورِه	A Separation, Part 1
hālam bad-é	I feel bad	حالَم بَدِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālam khoob-é	I’m feeling well	حالَم خوبِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālam khoob neest	I don’t feel well	حالَم خوب نیست	More About Pain and Illness
hālam khoob neest	I don’t feel well	حالَم خوب نیست	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālā shāyad roozé avalet-é, khasté shodee	you must be tired since it's just your first day	حالا شایَد روزِ اَوَّلِتِه، خَستِه شُدی	A Separation, Part 2
hālé dorān	the situations of the eras	حالِ دُوران	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 3

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